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Gennady Padalka

Gennady Padalka (1958) has flown to space 5 times, spending 878.5 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Russia. First flight: Soyuz TM-28, 1998.

Russia5 spaceflights878.5 days in space

Spaceflights

Aug 13, 1998
Soyuz TM-28Soyuz-U-PVB · Baikonur
Apr 19, 2004
Soyuz TMA-4Soyuz-FG · Baikonur
Mar 26, 2009
Soyuz TMA-14Soyuz-FG · Baikonur
May 15, 2012
Soyuz TMA-04MSoyuz-FG · Baikonur
Mar 27, 2015
Soyuz TMA-16MSoyuz-FG · Baikonur
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Expedition 44
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Expedition 43
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Expedition 9
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Expedition 19
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Expedition 20
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Expedition 31
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Expedition 32

Career

Nationality
Russia
Born
1958
Occupation
aircraft pilot, astronaut, military personnel
Employer
Roscosmos State Corporation
Military branch
Russian Air Force
Rank
colonel

In space

Spaceflights
5
Time in space
878.48 days
First flight
August 13, 1998
Latest flight
Expedition 32
Education
Yeysk Higher Military Aviation Institute
Awards (Wikidata)
21: Hero of the Russian Federation; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class…

Source: Wikidata Q362998 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.